The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
A wealthy landowner, "The Dauphin," enjoys a decadent life of hunting, drinking, and womanizing. He oversees his estate, the Laguna, with his barren wife, his one-armed manservant, and his treasured guard dog. When a sportsman (the film’s narrator) comes to the estate for his annual duck-hunting excursion, he discovers the body of the landowner’s wife floating in the lagoon and the manservant dead on his master’s bed. The Dauphin and his dog are nowhere to be found except for the mysterious barking sounds heard over the lagoon.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Fernando LopesDirector
- Maria João SeixasWriter
- Vasco Pulido ValenteScreenplay
- Fernando LopesWriter
Cast
- Rogério SamoraPalma Bravo
- Alexandra LencastreMaria das Mercês
- Isabel RuthAninhas
- Milton LopesDomingos
- Miguel GuilhermePadre Novo
- Rita LoureiroMulher Jovem
- José PintoCauteleiro
- Márcia BreiaDona da Pensão
- Alexandre de SousaRegedor
- Laura SoveralCamponesa
- Sofia Bénard da CostaCriada da Pensão
- Joaquim LeitãoEx-combatente